Aviation News
Fire broke out on a RC-135V while the aircraft was about to take-off at Offutt Air Force Base on Apr. 30. Now, investigators have figured out that an oxygen leak was the cause of the accident.
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Photo: Air Combat Command
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J-10s with the People’s Liberation Army Air Force August 1st aerobatics team have been spotted with a new smoke generating system.
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A P-8A from VP-30 went on a round-the-world trip on Jul. 6 and one of the legs was Australia where the crew, commandeered CO Capt. Curt Phillips, learn air-to-air refueling (AAR) techniques from RAAF’s E-7A personnel.
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Gen. David L. Goldfein, the U.S. Air Force’s new vice chief of staff, had survived getting shot down over Serbia 16 years ago and evading capture. Washington Post has more on his rise to become the number two at the flying branch.
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The Missile Defense Agency has awarded two contracts to Raytheon and Lockheed Martin for both companies to start research on the Multi-Object Kill Vehicle.
By MDA employee [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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